Luna-25 slammed into the moon on Aug. 19 during a maneuver designed to set up its touchdown.

The final resting place of Russia’s failed Luna-25 lunar lander has apparently been found.

Luna-25, Russia’s first moon probe in 47 years, smashed into the lunar surface on Aug. 19, during a maneuver designed to set up its touchdown try a few days later.

The crash blasted out a new 33 feet (10 meters) wide crater, which NASA’s sharp-eyed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) likely found last week, agency officials said.

  • Aussiemandeus English
    -5•9 months ago

    I really would not be surprised if they had put a person on that mission in secret. With the hopes of making them a hero and show how great Ruzzia is.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•9 months ago

      The mission design doesn’t support bringing anything back, so no. As crappy as Russia may be, stranding a cosmonaut on the moon doesn’t sell well with anyone.

      • @AngryCommieKenderEnglish
        2•9 months ago

        But Kerbels are just fine, which is good cause I didn’t design a way to get them back

      • @avaterEnglish
        1•9 months ago

        it’s a better story than the falling out of the window stuff. By accident of course, everything is great in soviet russia